Rome annexes Judea

Rome annexes Judea and takes the power of execution.

In plain words

Rome annexes Judea and takes the power of execution into its own hands; crucifixion is a Roman penalty. This is the year the courts became foreign and the method the psalm describes came within reach, though Josephus records crucifixions in Judea earlier, under Antiochus IV and Alexander Jannaeus.

The mechanism

THE GALLOWS MADE FOREIGN — crucifixion is a Roman penalty, and the method the text specified could not be applied until the courts became foreign. Here is the year they became foreign

How it was checked

• EvidenceT5 INDEPENDENT SECULAR; Status: COMMITTED; a capture
• Letter eraTHE PROPHETS AND THE ROAD 776 BC to 4 BC
• SourcesSECULAR RECORD